New Linky Party + July Winners + New DT = One Big Post!

Hey, Stickles fans! We have a rather large post for you today, but we promise it's full of super exciting information!

We think it's fun to change things up every once in a while, and we've got some brand new, exciting changes happening at ATS starting THIS month!

What are those changes, you ask?

• Before, our linky parties were geared towards using a certain color of Stickles. Now, instead of specifying colors, we're giving you themes and you can create any project using any Stickles as long as the project follows the theme. 
• We have a brand new, Mixed Media Monday feature coming to the blog! Every Monday, DT member and mixed media artist, Ann, will be sharing with you different mixed media projects made using Stickles! Check back this Monday, August 5th, for the first post!
• Starting in September, we will also be hosting "Featured Fan Fridays" every Friday! Guest designers will get to share their Stickled projects with us and even get to participate in our blog hops. If you're interested, check out the "Want to be featured?" page, right here on the blog!

Phew! Ready for the next segment? Let's say hello to our brand new, design team members! Their info can also always be found on our Design Team page. Make sure to stop by their blogs and say hi!

Graphic Designer

Hi, I am a SAHM living in in Homestead, Florida with my husband, my son, a long hair Chihuahua and a cat that adopted us 6 months ago. I have been scrapbooking all my life and card making for almost 7 years now. I still don't know what my style my cards are, but I incline to bright colors and cartoonish images and design them myself. My motto "less is more," even though at the end I may have added some bulky stuff too! I am very honored and proud to be on this wonderful design team!

"Hi! I am Angeline. I only started my obsession over all things scrappy 1 1/2 years ago when I first bought my first starter kit from a Groupon deal. From then on, it never stopped! I love to create and I make cards, mini albums, art journals, altered projects... scrappy makes me happy! :) And what girl doesn't like bling? Stickles is just the perfect way to add the extra needed touch to your scrappy project. I am glad to be on this team and can't wait to show you amazing things you can do with Stickles."

"Hi, I'm Cathie. I am 45 years old, and a mom of 2 . My son is 21 and my daughter is 16, I've been married for 23 years. I live in San Diego but am originally from Philly. I have been crafting for 25 years now and my love is paper crafting. I love that I can take a few pieces of paper and make a lasting memory scrapbook page or a handmade card to make someone smile. I love to be able to share my projects and ideas while trying new things as well. I'm always up for a challenge and some bling!"

"I live in Wisconsin and have two grown children; Jaci and Josh. Making cards, crafting, and reading is what I enjoy doing whenever I can! I'm also addicted to Pinterest...and love it. I have fun blogging and started my blog in December 2012! I am a craft supply junkie and a hoarder of some... especially paper. My style could be called eclectic and I often use some type of distressing in my cards. My favorite stamps are from Crackerbox Palace Rubber Stamps and Tim Holtz. I love Stickles and am so glad I have this opportunity!"

"Hi My name is Laura Davidson. I live in Strathroy Ontario Canada. I am a single Mom to 3 grown children and Nanny to 5 grandchildren. I work full time as a nurse in a nursing home. I love to scrapbook and make cards..  I absolutely LOVE Stickles. It is one of my favorite go to items when crafting. I love to learn new techniques and will try anything once. I am so happy to be part of this design team."

We're super excited to have all of these wonderfully talented ladies on our design team! Let's announce our July winners, and see what our new Stickles gals have created for you as inspiration for our linky party!

The Robin's Nest

Variety Pack of Dew Drops

WINNER: NANA CONNIE

Freckled Fawn

$15 Gift Certificate

WINNER: YVONNE

Fresh Brewed Designs

5 Digis of Winner's Choice

WINNER: LENE

My Craft Spot

1 Stamp Set of Winner's Choice

WINNER: KATHY SALIDO

Winners should email us at allthatstickles@gmail.com with subject line "JULY WINNER" to claim their prizes!

And finally, welcome to this week's linky party at All that Stickles!

And don't forget about the prizes! Every month we will have multiple sponsors and multiple winners! Winners are not announced on a weekly basis, but rather on a monthly basis. The more times you link up, the more chances you have to win! Sponsors will be announced at the beginning of the month and then posted on the sidebar for the rest of the month, and the winners will be announced on the first Saturday of the next month.

Linky Party Rules & Guidelines

• Anything Goes linky party is open from Saturday August 3rd - Friday August 16th at 11:00 PM US CST
• Any project you submit must be linked to your blog or online gallery.
• Projects must be NEW, no backlinking, please.
• Number of entries per linky party is unlimited.
• You may link up ANY type of crafty project as long as it follows our theme
• You may use as many colors of Stickles as you'd like on your projects
• Winners will be randomly chosen.

This week's linky party theme is anything goes! Create ANY project using ANY color and ANY type of Stickles!

And without further ado, here's some inspiration from the design team to get those glittery gears turning!

Angeline

Stickles Used: Lime Ice & Gold Ice

Cathie

Cathy

Stickles Used: Silver, Yellow, Xmas Red

Chas

Stickles Used: Magenta, True Blue, Orange Peel, Glam Pink, Yellow, Firefly

Karen N.

Stickles Used: Firefly, Xmas Red, Star Dust

Karen S.

Stickles Used: Frosted Lace

Laura

Stickles Used: Lime Green, Goldren Rod, Crystal

Sonia

Stickles Used: Diamond

We can't wait to see what you create! Thanks for linking up!

Mid-Linky Party Baby Blue Inspiration!

Happy Saturday, Stickle-lovers! Today the design team would like to share with you some mid-challenge inspiration for our current Baby Blue Linky Party! 

All you have to do is create a project using Baby Blue Stickles! The linky party ends next Friday, April 26th. Remember that our list of sponsors for the month can always be found on the sidebar of our blog. :)

And now here's what the design team has created for you!

Julie

Stickles Used: Yellow, Baby Blue

Cynthia

Stickles Used: Baby Blue

Outdoors Tag Kit from The Robin's Nest

Karen

Stickles Used: Baby Blue

Ruby TGIF Digital Image from Bugaboo Stamps

Melanie

Stickles Used: Baby Blue

Hope to see you linking up!

March Winners & New Design Team Members!

Happy Saturday! Today is a very exciting day at All that Stickles because we're announcing our March winners AND introducing our new guest designers!

Before we get to all that fun stuff, we'd like to remind you that our Yellow Linky Party is still going on! You have until next Friday to link up any projects made using Yellow Stickles. :)

Our new design team members are so excited to be on the team, they've even created projects for this week's linky party to encourage you to link up! Here's a little bit about each designer and the project they've made:

Ann is a Mixed Media artist who lives near Ottawa, Ontario Canada, She is a mom of two terrific teens, wife of a very busy businessman, and servant to one fluffy cat. From sewing and most needle crafts, stamping, scrapbooking and a lot of paper crafts, to drawing, painting and working with inks, Ann is multi skilled and never bored. She had some formal training with a short stint in fine Arts in College, took many many workshops, and a lot of self learning. She also has experience working as a consultant, teacher, and writer of various crafts. Her style is eclectic and vintage, inspired by nature and her collections of found objects and ephemera. She loves to scour the internet, magazines, and flea markets for ideas which she collects in her various notebooks and takes lots of pictures with her Iphone. Her favourite place to be is in her home studio with her beloved family nearby. Her family motto is : Live well, laugh often, and love much. Her blog is: http://annmakes.blogspot.com

Ann made 2 projects for our Yellow Linky Party!

Hi, name is Chas.  I'm born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.  I have a very small human family but large furry ( and not) family too.  Along with my husband and 12 year old daughter, I have a Chinese Water Dragon, 4 Sugar Gliders, a Red Iguana,  3 little anole lizards and a cat.  I really don't scrap that many pages of my daughters, it's all my little babies now.

I work at a wholesale perennial nursery for the last 19 years.  And that is where I meet my husband.  Yes, we still do work together.  When I am not at work, you can find me with my daughter volunteering at a local animal rescue shelter playing with the kitties.  That is where we adopted our cat.  I also am the co-leader of my daughter's girl scout troop.

Besides scrapbooking, I like to do other papercrafts.  I also do cross-stitch, making sculptured hair clips, and really love cake decorating.  But my daughter and I will try to do any craft there is just to have fun.

Here's what Chas created for our Yellow Linky Party:

Stickles Used: Yellow

I’m NOT a glitter a girl!  That’s the first thing you have to know about me.  Buttons, ribbons, brads, and bling – bring it on.  But, glitter – way too messy.  So, I consider it a very lucky day when I discovered Stickles early in my crafting career.  Here it was, the product that could take my somewhat drab projects to ‘wow’, with a squeeze from a bottle.  What could be better?

When I’m not Stickling everything in sight (that IS a word, isn’t it?) you will find me working full-time as the activity director in the local nursing home.  I will have been there 28 years this June.  I know, I know, from the looks of my picture, you thought I was only 28!  How can this be?  Stickles is my secret, LOL!  I also enjoy my 3 dogs, one of which goes to work with me every day.  Sophie and I are on our walk to work this morning when this picture was taken.  It’s not quite Spring here yet, as you can see from the snow behind us. I also play organ and piano at the Lutheran Church in town, and accompany the children’s choir (another thing I’ve done for 28 years now – maybe it’s those kids that keep me young!)

My husband and I like to bike, hike, kayak, and ride our Harley’s.  Yes, we each have one.  And, our 3 Golden Retrievers go on many walks with us.  When I’m not busy with work, church, or all those hobbies, you’ll find me in my craft room.  I love to make cards, layouts, home décor, mixed media – you never know what you might discover on my blog Muddy Paws Inky Fingers.  I would love it if you followed me and checked out my newest creations.  Stamping and Stickling are   two of my favorite things!

  

And here's Julie's project for our Yellow Linky Party:

Stickles Used: Yellow, Turquoise

I've been papercrafting for a LONG time.  I used to do only scrapbooking, but about five years ago, I went to a card craft with a beautiful lady (Sharon) who turned me onto the joys of cardmaking. Recently, I've also been expanding my crafty world by creating some home decor items and by upcycling.  I am also on the Design Team for Crop Chocolate and have held guest design spots with Timeless Twine and Marks Finest Paper.  The rest of my life is filled with family and work.  I am a happily "second-time-around" married mother of four wonderful young men.  Two are mine; two are my husbands.  They are all boy - all the time.  My eldest is 19, my baby is 18, and my husband's twins are 18.  They make life crazy and exciting and give me lots to scrap about!!  My youngest recently enlisted in the United States Army, so I'm a proud Army strong mom.  I have worked as a staff manager for a local university for a long, long time and, most of the time enjoy my job... but it can be stressful, and on those days, all I want to do is craft!!

Here's what Karen created for our Yellow Linky Party:

And now for our March winners! Winners can email us at allthatstickles@gmail.com with the subject line "March Winner" in order to claim their prize. 

The Paper Nest Dolls

Winner's Choice of 2 Digi Stamps or 1 Rubber Stamp

WINNER: MOSHIE

KaDoodle Bug Designs

Winner's Choice of 2 Paper Piecing Patterns

WINNER: DIANA L.

Fresh Brewed Designs

5 Digital Stamps of Winner's Choice

WINNER: JENNY JOHNS

Scrapping Memories

Winner's Choice of 5 Cutting Files

WINNER: LESIA

Congratulations, ladies! We hope to see you again participating in our April challenges. :)

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.